Felix Mendelssohn

Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847), simply known as Felix Mendelssohn , was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic era . Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies , concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music . His best-known works include the String Octet , the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream (which includes his " Wedding March "), the Italian and Scottish Symphonies, the oratorios St. Paul and Elijah , the Hebrides Overture, the mature Violin Concerto , and the melody used in the Christmas carol " Hark! The Herald Angels Sing ". Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words are his most famous solo piano compositions.

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